PAS, Bersatu wanted more than 4 seats in Melaka, says Nazri

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PETALING JAYA: Bersatu and PAS should have been thankful that Umno was willing to allow them to contest in four state seats in the coming Melaka state election, according to former Umno Supreme Council member Nazri Aziz.

He said he was informed that, in preliminary discussions between Umno, PAS and Bersatu, the two Perikatan Nasional (PN) component parties had disagreed with his party’s proposal that they contest four state seats.

Nazri, a former Barisan Nasional (BN) secretary-general, said Bersatu and PAS cannot blame Umno if his party decides to go solo, adding that the offer extended to them was “fair” and “considerate”.

“I was made to understand that Umno was willing to hand over two seats to Bersatu and two more to PAS, but Bersatu turned it down because they wanted more.

“Since both parties are weak in Melaka, with Bersatu having nearly no grassroots in the state, they should have been grateful that Umno was still willing to give them four seats to avoid any three-cornered fights.

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